Immunology

Study Guide for Exam 1

Review all Powerpoints
Read all Chapters
Review questions at the end of chapters in book
Know scientists/researchers discussed in class and their contribution to immunology
What is adaptive immunity? Innate immunity? What are the components of each? What are the differences?
Adaptive immune system cells: Lymphocytes (B and T cells), antigen-presenting cells
Know different cell types of the immune system, what they do; what is the difference between stem cells and
progenitor cells?
What is the difference between primary and secondary response of adaptive immunity?
What 3 cell types function as antigen-presenting cells?
What are the primary lymphoid organs and functions? Secondary?
What are the characteristics of a localized inflammatory response?
What are PAMPs?
Know stages of neutrophil extravasation
What are TLRs? How do the function?
Label and draw basic structure of antibody: heavy chain, light chain, constant region, variable region, hinge region,
amino end, carboxyl end, Fc, Fab
What is a hapten?
What does it mean to be immunogenic? Know the 4 properties of what makes something a good immunogen
Know the 5 isotypes of antibodies, know functions/characteristics discussed
What is isotypic? Idiotypic? Remember that a single B cell produces antibodies with same idiotype but might be
different isotypes (i.e. single B cell can have both IgM and IgD on membrane but is specific to only one antigen)
What is Freunds complete adjuvant? What is Freunds incomplete? Which one is more effective?
Remember that an antibody is bivalent meaning it has 2 areas of antigen binding
Know the components of T cell receptor and B cell receptor that were discussed in class
What types of bonds are involved with antibody/antigen interactions?
What is the transmembrane portion of membrane-bound immunoglobulin?
o What is the BCR? What does Ig-/Ig- do?
Remember that the TCR has to recognize not only the antigen, but also the MHC (only going to recognize the MHC
haplotype it was exposed to in the thymus)
o What is CD3?
o Is the TCR monovalent or bivalent?
Thinking about antibody structure, determine if each property would be present in whole or fragments of antibodies:
Property Whole IgG H Chain L Chain Fab F(ab)2 Fc
Binds antigen
Bivalent antigen
binding
Has V domains
Has C domains